The Introduction of a New Rule in JEE by Maharashtra Government Sparks a Row: No Help to Engineering Aspirants?

In the wake of the decision taken by the Maharashtra government, a sense of illusion has clouded the engineering aspirants of the state miserably. If everything goes as by the new directive of the government, then the students will have to appear for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) from 2014-2015 academic session for admission to first year engineering courses.
The students are particularly confused about the eligibility criteria.

According to confirmation coming straight from Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), engineering aspirants scoring zero or negative marks in JEE are eligible. However, they will require to score at least 50% aggregate (45% for reserved category) in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) group in their board exams.

MHT-CET was used till last year for the admission and any non-zero score would suffice the eligibility of the candidates.

Will the latest amendment in JEE prove any help to students already struggling for the coveted seats? The question has sparked a row among all engineering aspirants and their parents alike.

“Though some decisions are pending with the government, one thing is clear: the PCM marks in board would be taken into the consideration along with JEE Mains score. The merit list would be based on 50% weightage to both JEE and board exam marks,” Subhash Mahajan, technical education director was quoted as saying to the media.

Addressing to the confusion among parents following the new rule in JEE, he advised them all to visit the DTE website for accurate details.
“A Government Resolution (GR) was issued on October 31, 2012, that clarified everything. It also made it clear that marks of JEE (Advance) would not be taken into the consideration. For students hailing from other boards like CBSE/ICSE, their score would be converted into percentile as per norms of Indian Statistical Institute,” he added.

He clarified that “even admissions to autonomous colleges would be made through JEE score and there would be four rounds of centralized admissions process (CAP) that will begin after HSC results declaration.”
Commenting on the latest decision, Gulab Thakre, Joint Director for Technical Education, Nagpur, said that students scoring less than 50% would be disqualified outright.
“Till last year, the eligibility criteria were 45% aggregate for open category and 40% for SC/ST in Class XII board exam. It has been changed to 50% PCM aggregate this year,” he said.

Some officials believe that the latest amendment in the existing JEE eligibility criteria will lead to the increasing number of vacant seats in the campuses this year. According to authentic sources, there were over 52,400 seats that were remained vacant in Maharashtra’s 365 colleges.

It is also believed that the latest decision will only disappoint parents and students alike and might force the government to take the decision back.New eligibility norms for engineering admissions

Candidates must appear JEE Mains

Even zero or negative score in JEE would be enough

JEE Advanced score would not be taken into account

Should score at least 50% marks in PCM (45% for SC/ST) in board exam

50% weightage each for JEE and PCM marks (board) while preparing merit list

Admission to autonomous colleges also to be made through JEE score

DTE to conduct four rounds and no separate round for autonomous colleges

Is this admission theory..Only limited to Maharastra state students or for other states students too..
Nd If students hav to fillup a new councelling form for getting in autonomous colleges.
Nd who will prepare that 50:50 New AIR’s

The only reason anyone is still working is due to sheer ego. That is all.

Sneha

We hsc students of this batch have been the unluckiest people ever. Being an ssc student also, i remember that our batch has always been experimented with ever since our 5th standard. We’ve had brand new rules coming up, our syllabus has been changed every year since 5th,and now, when this is the most important year of our lives so far, we’ve got stuck with this jee rule. Why so partial and unjust to out batch only,hsc/ssc board?!!!!!!!!!

unknown

yes i too accept your view
i am too being experimented!!!!!
and know i am repeating a year

NIKHIL

I TOTALLY AGREE WID U OUR BATCH IS THE UNLUCKIEST BATCH EVER .

AND NOW THIS RULE HAS MADE IT WORSE

ashish

They will not listen to us we will have to find out our own way

cr

can autonomas collage get admission only in jee main score

sanket

there are some chances to change rule
for pcm that’s 50% change into 45% like last year please tell me

praveen

sir plz tell me is there any chance of reducing pcm % till 45% like last year.sir wanna ask one thing that board has cancel cet this year so why they are increasing pcm % why they are making it tuffer and tuffer???plz tell us.

Bhumik

Is pcm grup eligibility gonna reduce as previous years???

Sujeet Kumar

Plz tell me sir is there any chance to change the rule plz anybody tell me , i m so sad

Sujeet Kumar

dear sir,
i want to take admission in engineering but from this new rule of this year of pcm 50% is not fair
sir i want to know, is this any chances that this rule will change plz tell me sir ,
i m so sad

jarvis

is there any changes of reduction in pcm group or pmb group if yes then pls reply

I’m Ankush,sir i have 133 marks in PMCs,I want to take addmition in engineering,and for that please sir decrise GR from 45% to 40%..
We are apologies for our mistake to take less mark in 12th std,but we are also a student we also want to learn the graduation education…
There are also some hopes from our parent…
we all student requsted you plsease decriseas the GR…

ashish

To all my frnds who are not eligible for engineering first year admission due to change in admission ruel by DTE, The only thing we can do against the government is have strike against the GOVERNMENT and force them to reduce the eligibility criteria to 40 % for reserved category and 45 % for open